Youth Ministry (6th-12th Grade)

2019-2020 Youth Ministry Calendar

“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”

- Pope Francis

At IHM, we enjoy working with young people and we want to enable them to live as disciples through their involvement in ministry and leadership. At the heart of our youth ministry is the presence of caring and supportive relationships where youth experience the love of God. Our programs, EDGE (6th-8th graders) and Life Teen (9th-12th graders), are designed to lead teens closer to Christ.
 
Both EDGE and Life Teen meet on Sunday evenings at 6:15 p.m., immediately following the 5:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass. Teens are encouraged to serve and attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Ministry positions needed for the Life Teen Mass are: Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors, Ministers of Hospitality and musicians and singers for the Life Teen Band.
 
We are also seeking adults (18 years and older) to become part of our Core team to join us in this exciting journey. No experience is necessary! Training is provided to learn best practices in youth ministry from leading a small group to chaperoning retreats. Please prayerfully consider becoming an active member of our Youth Ministry!

Edge Summer Camp is open to all rising 6^th graders through graduated 8^th graders (next summer). So if you are currently in 5^th-8^th grade, you can come to Edge summer camp next summer! This camp is awesome—there’s great food, fun camp things like obstacle courses, high and low ropes courses, lake fun (blob, paddle boarding, canoeing, zipline, etc), messy games, arts & crafts, etc.  all combined with incredible experiences of your faith in mass, adoration and reconciliation. Where else can you get Jesus and a mud pit in one place?!




Please stay tuned for 2020 Edge Summer Camp date coming later in 2019!

All Edge & Lifeteen families are asked to provide dinner ONE time during the school year with 2-3 other families.  Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044CAAA62EAAFB6-youth
Anything your teen will eat is a good thing to bring!

Parish Picnic-  High School teens needed to help run booths on Saturday September 28 from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Lifeteen and Edge Food Drive- High School and Middle School students needed to pass out grocery bags after each Mass the weekend of November 2 & 3.

Lifeteen and Edge Food Drive- High School and Middle School students needed to collect, sort, box, load, and deliver all collected food items to the food pantry the weekend of November 9 & 10. 

CHWC 25 Teens - Catholic Heart Work Camp is a wonderful week long camp that focuses on being the hands and feet of Jesus within a community that has need. Teen campers will go to serve- sometimes painting houses, working at shelters, food banks, children camps, or schools. All these opportunities are more rewarding that we can express! The teens that go on this camp come home on fire with the joy of serving others, their deepened love of God, and amazing new friendships formed with those peers in their church. $550 is the price of this camp. Please never let the price scare you, we do fundraisers! Sign up early, and you’ll find it will all work out!  We will most likely be going in early to mid- June.  Location of the camp for 2020 to be announced in October!!

Catholic Heart Work Camp
9th grade & up
$100 deposit reserves your spot!

Counts for ALL service hours for both St. Pius and Marist schools for the upcoming school year

We have another exciting camp in the summer of 2020 planned, we will be going to Memphis, TN the week of June 14 - 19. We have limited spots so secure yours today! Contact mmcpheely@ihmatlanta.org if you want to come.

 
Go to www.heartworkcamp.com to get a first glimpse at what it’s all about.

All teens are invited to become Liturgical Ministers at the Sunday 5 p.m. Life Teen Mass.

There are various positions available in which you can serve:

• Altar Servers
• Ministers of Hospitality
• Life Teen Band (musicians and vocalist)
• Lectors
• Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMoHC)

We invite you to make a difference and participate in any of these ministries!

Main contact: Jeff Bush, 404-636-1418, ext. 247 (jeffbush@ihmatlanta.org)